Water What-ifs

Introduction to Water What-ifs

Surf your watershed in Delaware! Surf your watershed in North Carolina! Find the latitude and longitude of your location!

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The following water quality parameters will be addressed at this site. Three lessons are provided for each parameter to help teachers create a water quality unit to be used in conjunction with the water quality testing program.

pH
temperature
dissolved oxygen
nitrates/phosphates
macroinvertebrate surveys

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The purpose of water quality testing is to monitor specific parameters in bodies of water on the earth. Changes in these parameters may be detrimental to the organisms in and around the water source. Many factors can affect the quality of the water in a ecosystem including discharges of industrial or agricultural wastes.

Field observations and measurements allow us to look for links between land use and its effects on water quality. By collecting and analyzing data from a local source we can approach a community situation in a way very similar to the approach used by practicing scientists.

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Water Quality Forum

The Water Quality forum allows interaction and discussions on investigations of water quality. Please try to post to the forum once each week to help form an on-going dialogue.

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Please note! The use of this site is being monitored for educational research purposes. Data collected from the use of this site may be included in published research. We encourage teachers to participate by visiting the Teacher Tutorial.

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